The Estes Park Music Festival will present the Doug Walter Trio for an afternoon of Flamenco, fusion and jazz music 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 10 at the Stanley Hotel concert hall.

Tickets are $10 at the door or save by subscription by purchasing an $80 block of 10 tickets of your concert choice of the Winter Series with no expiration date. Children and students are admitted free.

Have you ever heard Doug Walters on the marimba, famous jazz guitarist Steve Mullins or seen a real Spanish flamenco dancer? We have a Music Shuffle for you featuring all three. What a way to begin the New Year 2016 with the Estes Park Music Festival. This promises to be a unique program with something for everyone.

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• Doug Walter, percussion, is Director of Percussion Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder and holds a dual Bachelor of Music degree from North Texas State University, summa cum laude, two master's degrees (orchestral conducting and percussion) from the University of Michigan and a DMA degree from Temple University. He is principal timpanist with the Boulder Philharmonic and has toured for 25 years with the Westminster Brass. His lifetime total Nutcracker tally is currently 523 shows.

The Doug Walter Trio features Doug Walter on percussion and Steve Mullins on guitar. (Courtesy photos)

The only percussionist to win the Concert Artists Guild Competition in NYC, Dr. Walter has played over 300 solo recitals and concerti in 10 countries. His BA in French Lit. was also deemed summa cum laude. His marimba-guitar flamenco duo with Steve Mullins toured Europe in 2013.

• Steve Mullins is an accomplished composer, flamenco guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and ethnomusicologist. He is a member of the music faculty at the University of Wyoming and the University of Colorado where he earned his doctorate in ethnomusicology. His doctoral dissertation is entitled Flamenco Gestures: Musical Meaning in Motion, dealing with aesthetics in Spanish flamenco. His compositions have been performed by symphony orchestra, string quartet, string octet, brass band, percussion ensemble, and many other mixed ensembles. He has received numerous grants and commissions to compose music for dance productions and other events in Colorado, including a flamenco suite for orchestra and dancer.

• María Vásquez, a native of Sevilla, Spain has been dancing Flamenco her entire life and has been teaching and performing Flamenco dance since 1994. She danced with the company Ciudad de Sevilla for two years and toured throughout Europe with that company. María continued performing with other independent Flamenco groups in Sevilla until 2002, when she moved to Denver. She now teaches in Colorado and has formed the performance group, María Vázquez Flamenco Denver. María began formal dance training with José Galvan. She studied Spanish Dance under Caracolillo until she was 13 years old, and then began her studies at the Conservatory of Dance in Sevilla, where she finished her degree in Spanish Dance. María completed her Dance Certificate as an independent student in the school of Carmen Montíel, a recipient of the Premio Nacional de Flamenco.

We are honored to have these prestigious artists with us for our concert series. Come join us as we celebrate the New Year.

Jan. 17 the Estes Park Music Festival is pleased to welcome back the international duo piano team of Victor Bunin and Julia Amada Kruger. Professor Victor Bunin and Julia Amada Kruger have judged many international piano competitions together over the past 10 years. Their union as a duo team began in 2002. They are in constant demand both in the United States, Russia and Europe. Their concerts, master classes and television shows receive wide acclaim in Europe.

Advance ticket purchases available at our office located at Hobert Office Services (1140-A Manford Ave.) or at the door on the day of the concert. Children and students are admitted at no charge. Charge your tickets or buy on line. A small service fee will apply.

Music Festival attendees will receive a 20 percent discount for brunch or dinner on the day of the concert, courtesy of the Stanley Hotel Cascade Restaurant. Additional parking is available next to the Concert Hall and behind the Stanley Hotel.

Every concert series needs an excellent venue and the beautiful Stanley Hotel is the perfect mountain setting for an hour of wonderful relaxing Sunday afternoon entertainment. We are grateful to the Stanley Hotel Management and staff for their incredible support and generosity.

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